Flowing With Famous - Fresno Culture Podcast

Does Art Hop Need To Die?

Thanks for joining us for another discussion about the culture of Fresno, we call it Flowing With Famous.

We cover some this like these:

• Fire Season has begun.
• A new show at Woodward Park.
• Using the secondary ticket market.
• Rogue Festival and the Tower Theatre.
• A Drive-thrus a problem in Fresno?
• Fresno's bad temp readings.
• The Cavinder Twins make Fresno history.
• Does Art Hop need to die?

Band of The Episode: BKR with "El Capo"

Thanks for listening!

DOWNLOAD: FlowingWithFamousJuly2021.mp3

(Heads-up: a few cuss words)

Check some links for your hosts:

Thanks for being here!

Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. 
Josh at the Fresno Bee.

Josh's local music newsletter: Bandgeeeek.substack.com.

Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals. 

Mikey's new newsletter: Fresno! Fresno! and: Drinking & Thinking.

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.
Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

Getting Ready For Fresno Summer

We have returned to bring Fresno into June.

The heatwaves have begun and we get prepped for a Fresno Summer with talk of the Tower Theatre and how they have gone back to business as usual. Also, Mayor Dyer had his first real flub - but did he recover?

Edwards Theater is revamped, we talk about going out into the world again, wonder if we should have fireworks at all on the Forth and more Fresno-ing.

Band Of The Episode: Scoundrel.

Give it a listen: FlowingWithFamousJune21.mp3

(Heads-up: a few cuss words)

Check some links for your hosts:

Thanks for being here!

Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. 
Josh at the Fresno Bee.

Josh's local music newsletter: Bandgeeeek.substack.com.

Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals. 

Mikey's new newsletter: Fresno! Fresno! and: Drinking & Thinking.

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.
Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

Bad Fresno Trending, Mayor Dyer and Tower Theatre Drama

Happy New Year, Fresno!

We have already started off badly. But we will push on and talk about it.

And we'll talk about side-shows, our new mayor and police chief, Measure P's comeback, Southwest Airlines coming to Fresno, the impact of Fresno losing the Tower Theatre to a church, and much more!

Band Of The Episode: Brian Kenney Fresno.

Thank you for listening!

DOWNLOAD: FlowingWithJan2021.mp3

(Heads up: A few cuss words!)

Check some links for your hosts:

Thanks for being here!

Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. 
Josh at the Fresno Bee.

Josh's local music newsletter: Bandgeeeek.substack.com.

Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals. 

Mikey's new newsletter: Fresno! Fresno! and: Drinking & Thinking.

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.
Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

Covid Circles, Happy In Fresno and Tearing Down Selland Area: December 2020

Fresno's latest bashing on Twitter begins our December episode. Was it funny?

We are also going to talk about the Mayor-Elect, the loss of baseball in Downtown Fresno, COVID in Fresno, the (possible) tearing down of Selland Area, and much more.

Band Of The Episode: The Atari Champs from the new Fresno Emo comp album.

DOWNLOAD: FlowingWithFamousDec2020.mp3

(Heads up: A few cuss words)

Check some links for your hosts:

Thanks for being here!

Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. 
Josh at the Fresno Bee.

Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals. 

Mikey's new newsletter: Fresno! Fresno! and: Drinking & Thinking.

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.
Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

 

Are These REALLY Fresno's Favorite Restaurants?

We are back with Fresno's Oldest everything podcast. Here are some things we breakdown.

• Is this really the Ten Favorite Restaurants of Fresno? We go over the Fresno Bee's list to see how accurate it is.
• Whatcha think of the new building proposed in Downtown Fresno? (CVS spot)
• Tower District has some new things coming, are they good?
• Why does the Fresno Airport get crapped on?
• How is virtual school working out at FUSD?
• Is the Fresno Bee really running without an office?

Band Of The Episode is: Squid Ink.

Much love and respect to everyone dealing with the Creek Fire around Shaver right now. Thank you for listening.

DOWNLOAD: FlowingWithFamousSep20.mp3

Check some links for your hosts:

Thanks for being here!

Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. 
Josh at the Fresno Bee.

Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals. 

Mikey's new newsletter: Drinking & Thinking.

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.
Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

Masking Fresno, Pismo's and Nostalgic Fresnans

Welcome back, valley floor, to our podcast. This month we cover some things.

 

• Why? Why is it so hard to wear a mask in Fresno? We have some stories.
• Does Pismo's David Fansler have a point?
• Should kids be back in school?
• Can Fresno have patios all over the dang place?
• Does the Mural District finally have a market?
• Will our music venues survive?
• If Visalia can figure out rooftops, why can't Fresno?

All that and more, plus we play some nostalgic Fresno music from the Fay Wrays.

 

Thank you for listening!

 

Check some links for your hosts:

Thanks for being here!

Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. 
Josh at the Fresno Bee.

Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals. 

Mikey's new newsletter: Drinking & Thinking.

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.
Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

 

Be safe out there, Central Cal!

Flowing In A Bizarre New Fresno

We have returned to a different world. We discussed what it is like living in the new normal of a locked-down Fresno. And we catch up with last month's election of a new Fresno Mayor and talk about a new Fresno creative project that has ties to the podcast, called Fresno Famoso.

Plus, new music from Macondo!

Thanks for listening. Please be safe out there!

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD: FlowingApril2020.mp3

Thanks for being here! Thanks for listening!

Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee and his bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls and the Strikingly Originals. 

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour. Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour and Dorktown.

What Is Your Fresno Street?: Flowing With Famous November 2019

Some of the Fresno things we talk about:

• What Fresno street speaks to you?
• Have we really lost professional soccer in Fresno?
• Has the Downtown Stadium delivered on its promise to Downtown Fresno?
• Why the one spot in Downtown keeps failing.
• BAND OF THE EPISODE: Ultra Diamonds.
• Plugs.

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD: FlowingNovember2019.mp3

Thanks for listening! Tell a Fresno Friend about us. You can also support us by checking out other stuff we do.

Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee and his bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls and the Strikingly Originals. 

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour. Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour and Dorktown.

Why Fresno Gets Hurt: Flowing With Famous - Oct19

Why does Fresno still get hurt by outsiders words? So yeah, we were not even sure if we should bother but it turns out... we are going to talk about the 'Firestone Flap' and what all went on with that whole thing and why Fresnans can still get upset by people bashing us.

Plus, how is the Fresno Fair (especially with that new Cheif Dyer monument), Downtown Fresno about to have many beer options, Bitwise, new Fresno podcasts to listen to and much more Fresno. Have a listen?

CLICK TO LISTEN: FlowingWithOct2019.mp3
[Some bad language]

BAND OF THE EPISODE: Le Wolves.

Thanks for listening! Tell a Fresno Friend about us. You can also support us by checking out other stuff we do.

Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee and his bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls and the Strikingly Originals. 

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour. Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour and Dorktown.

Tired Mayors, New Chiefs, Downtown Closings, Sudz Not In The City: Flowing With Famous - September 2019

Feel that fall coming in... kinda! We wrap up another Fresno Summer with talk about the new Police Chief and Councilmember. Also, are there more businesses closing in Downtown Fresno than anywhere else, is it okay that Sudz In The City is not in our city, post Taco Truck Throwdown, the new Mad Duck NW is showing everyone how it's done and a lot more!

Band Of The Episode: Bill Clifton's Chicken & Whiskey Band.

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD: FlowingWithFamousSep19.mp3

Thanks for listening! Tell a Fresno Friend about us. You can also support us by checking out other stuff we do.

Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee and his bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls and the Strikingly Originals. 

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour. Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour and Dorktown.